Nature reserve · Iowa
Badger Creek State Recreation Area
Badger Creek State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 280 m. The nearest named place is Trindle Park, a park 3.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 38 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 280 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.47905, -93.92807
- 38.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Trindle Park: 3.4 mi
- Johnson Park: 3.6 mi
- Van Meter Recreation Complex: 4.2 mi
- Little Bridge Park: 5.4 mi
- Whisper Point Park: 7.9 mi
Artworks
- Heartbeat Of The heartland: 10.4 mi
- Heartbeat of the Heartland: 10.4 mi
- Red: 10.5 mi
- Mines of Spain: 10.5 mi
- Succulent Bloom: 10.6 mi
Nature reserves: 54
- Two Rivers Access: 4.8 mi
- Guye Woods: 4.9 mi
- Kenyon Cove: 5.2 mi
- Puckerbuch Access: 5.9 mi
- Dale Maffitt Reservoir Park: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 54
- George Leslie Stout Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Clark Memorial Tower: 11.7 mi
- Character Counts Pillars: 14.1 mi
- Urbandale Veterans Memorial: 14.1 mi
- F-16: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 34
- Flynn Home: 12.5 mi
- Flynn Barn: 12.6 mi
- Matthias’s Blacksmith Shop: 12.6 mi
- 1850 Log Cabin: 12.6 mi
- Cabinet Maker: 12.6 mi
Museums: 22
- Bennett School: 10.4 mi
- Adel Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- Iowa Quilt Museum: 11.0 mi
- John Wayne Birthplace Museum: 11.0 mi
- John Wayne Birth House: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 21
- Faith & Grace Garden: 12.2 mi
- Brenton Arboretum: 13.0 mi
- Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden: 13.9 mi
- Charles Gabus Memorial Tree Park and Gardens: 14.1 mi
- Urbandale Butterfly Garden: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Easter Lake Beach: 19.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:05 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winterset 4N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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